Crews with state contractor Bluegrass Paving were hard at work today on Madison Pike south of “the bend.”
State making long-awaited fix to Madison Pike problem area
COVINGTON, Ky. - The potholes and chewed-up pavement that have been tormenting drivers just south of “the bend” of Madison Pike will soon be a thing of the past.
Bluegrass Paving Inc., a contractor worki...
The Suspension Bridge has been closed to vehicular traffic for almost two months.
COVINGTON, Ky. - An announcement on a repair plan that would eventually lead to the reopening of the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge should come next week, the Commonwealth of Kentucky says.
A local spokeswoman from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - which maintains the bridge - told City official...
“Little Libraries” such as this one in Old Town/Mutter Gottes are among the local projects in line for funding from Covington’s new Neighborhood Grant Program.
New grant program recommends 10 ideas for City funds
COVINGTON, Ky. - A water fountain. A music and soul food festival. A “Little Library.” Sidewalk planters. A tent for a Halloween party. Dog waste stati...
COVINGTON, Ky. - A $3.4 million plan to invest in Covington’s low- and moderate-income areas includes almost $1.4 million in programs set up to help people buy homes and to create, repair, and maintain affordable housing.
The Covington City Commission tonight will hear a presentation on the proposed budget for the CDBG/HOME Annual Action Plan for program year 2019-20. The Commis...
An event at the then-named Peaselburg Little People’s Playground last year gave residents a chance to choose equipment for its renovation.
COVINGTON, Ky. - The $80,000 rebuild of Peaselburg Park is set to begin – and when it’s finished, neighbors will see a facility designed for use by a wider age group.
“One of the coolest things happening to the park is that it’s ...
The bike “staple” anchored on Pike Street earlier this spring sees a lot of use.
Devou Good seeks to install up to 500 racks on City sidewalks
COVINGTON, Ky. - Time is running out for companies interested in bolting up to 500 bike racks, or “staples,” to sidewalks in Covington.
Friday is the deadline to respond to a request for bids (RFP) issued by the l...
Covington is joining a national effort to eradicate cigarette litter.
New ‘urns,’ campaign target cigarette litter in Covington
COVINGTON, Ky. - A cigarette butt is small - just an inch or so long - so flicking a single butt onto a sidewalk can seem an insignificant act.
Except that:
A butt is made of cellulose acetate, a plastic that can take 18 months to 10 years to...
John Purnell, supervisor of the Right of Way Division in Covington's Public Works Department, oversees the unloading of some of the City's 23½ tons worth of new street corner garbage receptacles.
COVINGTON, Ky. -- Covington’s street corners will get new trash receptacles in the coming weeks.
The City has begun receiving, in batches, the 235 receptacles it ordere...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Even an expedited, emergency repair of the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge will likely take a couple of months, Covington leaders said after hearing an update from state highway officials about the closed bridge.
The Suspension Bridge’s roadway and its upriver sidewalk were blocked off April 17 after sandstone fragments - including a chunk “large enough to ha...
A planting event last October added over 80 trees – most of them 8 feet tall – to the West Latonia streetscape.
Latonia tree-planting Saturday could use volunteers
COVINGTON, Ky. - If the Great American Cleanup last Saturday put you in the mood for outdoors “activism,” this coming Saturday presents another opportunity:
About 75 trees need to be planted along s...